A Tad Unfunny

Over the weekend my husband invited our husky, Booker, into the sunroom.Â This isnâ€™t unusual, but it was a fairly mild day out and Booker seemed bored by being inside.

Pacing, Booker created nose art on all available surfaces as he looked for something to catch his interest.Â My husband pantomimed that he should put his front paws on the window seat and look at the birds flitting about the bird feeders.Â Booker did.

Then, my husband left the room to finish making breakfast.Â A few minutes later I poked my head into the sunroom to see what Booker was doing.Â To my dismay, he was fully reclined on the window seat cushion.Â He was doing his own version of a â€œBark-a-lounger chill.â€

â€œNOOOOOOOO!,â€ I yelped. â€œOff!â€

Itâ€™s not that Iâ€™m against pets being comfy, Iâ€™m not, but I am against wet and dirty dogs ruining my cushions.Â (That goes for two-or-four legged varieties.)Â My husband thought it was cute, and left it to me to make Booker understand the window seat was off limits.

I pointed at the cushion, and said, â€œNo no!â€Â Booker wagged his tail and looked at me with bright eyes.Â I decided male creatures are incapable of understanding the word â€œnoâ€ and sent Booker back outdoors.

Today I let him in the sunroom to see if my tutelage had worked.Â All went well until I turned my back for about two seconds. Â Arrgh! Â There he was sitting on the cushionâ€”grinding his doggy butt into its soft and permeable fabricâ€”and wagging his tail joyously.Â Sigh. This may take a while.

But, just for an instance, seeing the happiness on his face was infectious, and the best part of my day.

A Message From Gail

Through my blog and website, I hope to share beauty, laughter, inspiration, aging & midlife lessons and advice on dealing with menopause. I will also devote time to integrative health and healing tips and news. I want feedback and questions because, while we may be sharing the journey, every woman has her own experience and her own story.

Get Our FREE
Coloring Book!

Comments

Male creatures . . . .no?!?!?!? REALLY?!?!?!?! How long did it take you to come to this conclusion, my friend? Male creatures DO understand a stern female visage, but ALWAYS attempt to counter it by turning on the charm. When Ryne was little he was the master of charm. I resisted his efforts with great discipline and often had to turn around so he couldn’t see my grin. When he was older, I told him about those times and he shouted, “I KNEW IT!!! I KNEW I was funny and charming. I KNEW it!” What else is there to say, except I agree with your “butt” policy?

Thank that you simply great deal! Your focus is uufesl! With no excellent shock presently there mainly because your artical is extremely brilliant. You help to make me determine what is happening inside the creative society associated with hooking up via on the internet. Thank you for everything you do. Amazing items. Type connection.